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Problem: ready for new actions in case of deterioration
“The cases of Covid 19 continue to increase in our country and RT is even slightly higher than unity. There are sporadic outbreaks and cases in all Italian regions, demonstrating widespread transmission of the virus. Although hospital facilities are not overloaded, hospitalizations and ICUs are gradually increasing. It is recommended to behave with prudence: physical distancing, masks, hand washing and above all avoid assemblages of any kind ”. This is the comment of Gianni Rezza, general director of the Ministry of Health Prevention, about the weekly monitoring of the Iss-Ministry of Health.
In Italy there has been a progressive worsening of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic for nine weeks, which is reflected in an increased burden on health services. A relaxation of measures, in particular for events and initiatives with risk of aggregation in public and private places, and of individual behaviors, also linked to moments of improvised aggregation, makes concrete the risk of a rapid worsening of the epidemic. This week’s follow-up reveals it.
The current situation “highlights important red flags linked to an increase in local transmission. For the moment, the data confirm the convenience of new prevention and control measures adopted by the Regions / PPAA and invite us to be prepared to activate more interventions in case of deterioration ”. This is what we read in the weekly follow-up of the Ministry of Health-Iss on the progress of Covid-19 infections in Italy.
At the national level, the number of hospitalized people continues to increase (2846 vs 2365 in the medical area, 254 vs 222 in intensive care on 9/27 and 9/20, respectively) and, consequently, the occupancy rates of hospitalizations in the area. medical and intensive care. Therefore, we reiterate the need to comply with the quarantine measures and other measures recommended by the health authorities both for people who return from the countries for which the quarantine is planned, and at the request of the health authority having been identified as close contacts. of a case.
